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lens mount [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Optical Instruments
DEF

Metal housing which holds the assembly of glasses making up lenses. It may also house the iris diaphragms.

OBS

The focal length of a lens is usually engraved on the mount.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Instruments d'optique
CONT

Les filtres sont sertis dans une monture métallique [...] qui s'emboîte ou se visse sur la monture avant de l'objectif.

CONT

Deux de ces caractéristiques - les plus importantes pour l'utilisateur - sont gravées sur la monture de l'objectif.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cinematography
  • Video Technology
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

The device by which a lens is attached to a camera.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cinématographie
  • Vidéotechnique
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
DEF

Platine située à l'avant de la caméra et servant à la fixation de l'objectif.

Spanish

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